Translation of "joueur avant " (French → English) :

14. Insists that more must be done to protect children from the dangers of gambling and in particular the dangers of addiction; suggests that consideration be given to industry-funded safeguards and monitoring; takes the view that online gambling should be subject to a requirement to open a gambling account, that players should be identified in a precise and watertight manner before they can open a gambling account, and that financial transactions should be monitored, and maintains that all of these aspects should be absolute requirements so as to protect gamblers, ensure that systems of gambling bans are effective and prevent under-ag ...[+++]e gambling, abuses and crime;

26. Is of the opinion that in order to effectively protect consumers, especially vulnerable and young players, from the negative aspects of gambling online, the EU needs to adopt common standards for consumer protection; emphasises, in this context, that control and protection processes need to be in place before any gaming activity begins and could include, inter alia, age verification, restrictions for electronic payment and transfers of funds between gambling accounts and a requirement for operators to place notices about legal age, high-risk behaviour, compulsive gambling and national contact points on online gambling sites;

30. Is of the opinion that in order to effectively protect consumers, especially vulnerable and young players, from the negative aspects of gambling online, the EU needs to adopt common standards for consumer protection; emphasises, in this context, that control and protection processes need to be in place before any gaming activity begins and could include, inter alia, age verification, restrictions for electronic payment and transfers of funds between gambling accounts and a requirement for operators to place notices about legal age, high-risk behaviour, compulsive gambling and national contact points on online gambling sites;

16. Recommends that players’ contractual and social rights be promoted and proposes in particularthat regulations dealing with players’ social status, in particular the term of contracts, the definition of the transfer window, possibilities for breaking a contract before its term and compensation for trainer clubs be defined after a social dialogue bringing together the bodies representing the players, clubs, leagues and UEFA; proposes a mechanism allowing trainer clubs to receive compensation calculated objectively on the basis of the costs actually incurred by the club to train the player concerned, the application of ‘resale rights’ ...[+++]to safeguard the principle of solidarity; recommends an in-depth consultation will all parties involved in football with a view to establishing ‘protected periods’ (during which players may not change clubs or where the number of transfers are limited);

Instead of having three forwards and three defencemen, they want four players on defence and one on offence.

'Rules of a sporting federation under which a basketball club is prohibited from playing a professional basketball player who is a national of a Member State in a match (for the first time) if he was engaged only after a specified transfer date may be justified on sporting grounds in the public interest, and are therefore compatible with Article 48 of the EC Treaty (now Article 39), if that date is chosen, for professional sportsmen who have previously played for clubs in other Member States, in such a way that the competitions are not distorted and in particular that the comparability of results of such a competition is not affected by ...[+++]transfers of players which take place before the transfer deadline, and if the period is no shorter than that for professional sportsmen who have played in non-member countries'.